The competitive advantage of low costs of Central American companies and the possibility of making strategic alliances in Mexico and the U.S., are some of the opportunities that architectural services companies could take advantage of.
For the internationalization of this type of service, companies in the sector recognize some challenges and barriers such as the lack of information on internationalization of services, lack of knowledge on how to reach international clients, differences in design codes and applicable laws, and regulatory difficulties to internationalize plans, highlights an analysis prepared by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer).
The Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers) will contract a consulting firm to carry out the studies of the projects of the sanitation program in priority areas of Gran Puntarenas, Tamarindo and El Coco-Sardinal.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LI-000001-PRI:
"This contract covers the first third of the project's life cycle (pre-investment), i.e.
The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social tenders professional services for engineering and architecture consultancy, under the modality according to the demand.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018LN-000001-4403:
" The purpose of this tender is to contract professional services in engineering and architecture for the performance of basic and preliminary studies of projects, drafts, construction plans, technical specifications, work budgets, technical advice on tender processes, inspection of works and several technical consultations. Under the modality of Delivery on Demand, in accordance with the provisions of Article 171 of the Regulations to the Administrative Contracts Law.
It has been announced that starting from August 20 companies interested in developing an environmental feasibility study for the new Metropolitan Airport of Costa Rica, to be built in Orotina, may present their proposals.
Civil Aviation Authorities reported that the reference value for the environmental feasibility study of the air terminal is $1.1 million.
The National Insurance Institute of Costa Rica is putting out to tender consulting services to carry out a preliminary design for the construction of the Center for Integrated Hospital Services.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018LN-000001-0001000001:
"A Master Plan needs to be developed in the Hospital Complex of La Uruca, as a well as a Functional Plan, Architectural Medical Plan, Preliminary Draft, Construction Plans, Technical Specifications and Detailed Budget and definition of Medical Equipment with its technical specifications, the Center for Comprehensive Hospital Services and the Hospital Complex in La Uruca.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is putting out to tender the services of a panel of consultants to supervise the construction of the Reventazón Hydroelectricity Project.
Government Purchase Costa Rica CR-L1049 - 38822030:
"Services of a panel of consultants for project management of the Reventazón Hydroelectricity Project."
"The general purpose of the procurement is to supervise the works in concrete being constructed in the project, in order to verify compliance with technical specifications of design and international standards of quality control, based on the procedures and controls established for the project run by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad."